Analyst not surprised by Wal-Mart's weak 1Q
An analyst said Friday that he's not surprised that Wal-Mart's first-quarter performance was weak, given conditions such as an increased payroll tax and unseasonably cool weather. Full story
How globalization impacts worker safety
Scott Nova from the Worker Rights Consortium joins Alex Wagner and the NOW panelists to discuss globalization and the cost of worker safety around the world.
Lower income shoppers still feeling pinched, U.S. retailers say
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cooler than usual weather and belt-tightening by shoppers still struggling with higher payroll taxes and stubborn unemployment dampened sales last quarter at chains from Macy's Inc <M.N> to Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N>. Full story
Woman Says She Was Scammed Out Of Hundreds Of Dollars By MoneyPak Card
The problem started here at the Walmart off Bobby Jones Expressway, where Cassandra Manson bought her first Green Dot MoneyPak card. Full story
Wal-Mart U.S. sales weak; outlook below analysts' forecast
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> posted weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday due to poor U.S. sales and said its profit for this quarter might also miss Wall Street's forecast as it spends more on its foreign bribery probe, e-commerce and international operations. Full story
Wal-Mart sees pressure continuing; U.S. sales weak
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> said on Thursday that this quarter would be challenging and gave a forecast that suggests profit will again miss Wall Street expectations, due in part to costs from its foreign bribery probe. Full story
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JPMorgan Strategist on Financials
Andres Garcia Amaya, JPMorgan Funds, discusses how to play the Fed's next move and financials now; and Citi removed Wal-Mart from its "top picks" list, with the FMHR traders.
theGrio and CNBC Market Update: 5/13/13
This week investors expect earnings reports from DOW components, Cisco and Walmart as well as retailer Kohl's. It's also a huge week for economic data, with reports on small business, housing and inflation.
For the seventh time in a decade, Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500 list
Fortune's Leigh Gallagher joins Morning Joe to reveal the Fortune 500 largest U.S. corporations, and Wal-Mart takes the top spot for the seventh time in the past decade.
Man crashes into Wal-Mart, attacks shoppers
A California man is in custody after officials say he intentionally plowed his car into the San Joe store, then began assaulting shoppers with a blunt object. Four people were injured, one of them seriously.
Connecting the dots in the welfare to Wal-Mart loop
The Melissa Harris-Perry panel talks about how our federal social safety net programs continue to catch more and more Americans, and whether Wal-Mart has gone too far in its use of low wage labor.
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